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carriageway

/ˈkæriːdʒweɪ/ /ˈkærɪdʒweɪ/

Meanings
noun

Chaussée

The part of a road that carries traffic.

Examples :

"The accident blocked one carriageway of the highway, causing a long traffic delay. "
L'accident a bloqué une chaussée de l'autoroute, causant un long retard de circulation.
traffic vehicle way

Related Words

Illustration accident

accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

Accident, incident

"to die by an accident"

mourir des suites d'un accident

Illustration part

part noun

/pɐːt/ /pɑːt/ /pɑɹt/

Partie, composant

"The car's engine is made of many different parts. "

Le moteur de la voiture est composé de nombreuses parties différentes.

Illustration road

road noun

/ɹəʊd/ /ɹoʊd/

Route, chemin

"The road to school was bumpy, but the family car made the journey comfortable. "

La route de l'école était cahoteuse, mais la voiture familiale a rendu le trajet confortable.

Illustration traffic

traffic noun

/ˈtɹæfɪk/

Circulation

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

La circulation est lente pendant les heures de pointe.

Illustration delay

delay noun

/dɪˈleɪ/

Retard, délai, report

"the delay before the echo of a sound"

Le retard avant l'écho d'un son.

Illustration highway

highway noun

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

Autoroute

"The school bus is a highway for getting students to school safely. "

Le bus scolaire est une autoroute pour amener les élèves à l'école en toute sécurité.

Illustration blocked

blocked verb

/ˈblɑkt/ /ˈblɔkt/

Bloquer, obstruer

"The pipe is blocked."

Le tuyau est bloqué.

Illustration retard

retard noun

/rɪˈtɑːrd/ /riˈtɑːrd/

Retard, délai

"The construction project suffered a significant retard due to the unexpected heavy rains. "

Le projet de construction a subi un retard important en raison des fortes pluies imprévues.

Illustration circulation

circulation noun

/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/

Circulation

"The circulation of the school newspaper ensured that all students received the latest updates. "

La circulation du journal scolaire a permis à tous les élèves de recevoir les dernières mises à jour.

Illustration autoroute

autoroute noun

/ˈɔːtəruːt/ /ˈɔːtoʊruːt/

Autoroute

"We took the autoroute to Montreal to avoid the slower roads through the small towns. "

Nous avons pris l'autoroute pour Montréal afin d'éviter les routes plus lentes qui traversent les petites villes.

Illustration carries

carries noun

/ˈkæriz/

Manière de porter, port

""The correct carries of the grocery bags prevented them from ripping." "

La bonne manière de porter les sacs de courses les a empêchés de se déchirer.

Illustration causing

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

Provoquer, causer

"The lightning caused thunder."

La foudre a provoqué le tonnerre.